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Deseret Evening News
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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In the Kolapore Cup shooting contest at Bisley, England, on July 14, the Mother Country team won with 765 points, narrowly beating Canada's 759. Canada secured the colonial prize of $400. Teams from Guernsey, India, and Jersey also competed.
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Score in the Great Shooting Contest at Bisley, England.
Bisley, England, July 14.—In the contest for the Kolapore Cup seven shots at 200, 500 and 600 yards open to teams of eight, one team of volunteers from militia or volunteers of each British the mother country one team from the colony or dependency and one team from members of the India staff corps, India service or India volunteers at the end of the 200 yards shooting today, the scores were as follows:
Mother country, 243;
Canada, 240;
Guernsey, 235; India, 236; Jersey, 229.
The best Canadian score was that of Rennie, 32.
In the 500 yards competition for the Kolapore Cup the scores were:
Mother country, 265; Canada, 263;
Guernsey, 258; Jersey, 254; India, 246.
The best Canadian score was that of Blair, Rennie and Fleming, 34 each.
The final scores in the Kolapore Cup competition were:
Mother country, 765; Canada, 759;
Jersey, 741; Guernsey, 735; India, 702.
The Canadian scores at 600 yards were: Simpson and Rennie, 34 each;
Blair and Clchrist, 33 each; Ogg, 32; Cartwright, 31; Bertram, 30; Fleming, 29.
Canada thus wins the colonial prize of $400.
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Bisley, England
Event Date
July 14
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mother country wins kolapore cup with 765; canada second with 759, wins colonial prize of $400.
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In the Kolapore Cup contest, teams from Mother country, Canada, Guernsey, India, and Jersey competed with seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Scores after 200 yards: Mother country 243, Canada 240, Guernsey 235, India 236, Jersey 229. Best Canadian: Rennie 32. After 500 yards: Mother country 265, Canada 263, Guernsey 258, Jersey 254, India 246. Best Canadians: Blair, Rennie, Fleming 34 each. At 600 yards Canadians: Simpson and Rennie 34 each, Blair and Clchrist 33 each, Ogg 32, Cartwright 31, Bertram 30, Fleming 29. Final scores: Mother country 765, Canada 759, Jersey 741, Guernsey 735, India 702.